Schnecke

German
Eine Schnecke

Etymology

From Old High German sneggo, snecco, from Proto-Germanic *sneggô.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃnɛkə/
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Noun

Schnecke f (genitive Schnecke, plural Schnecken, diminutive Schneckchen n or Schnecklein n)

  1. snail, slug
  2. (slang) An attractive woman; chick.
  3. The cochlea in the inner ear.
  4. A screw or worm thread.
  5. (lutherie) scroll (the carved wooden spiral at the end of a stringed instrument's fingerboard)
  6. pastry in the form of a snail.

Declension
Declension of Schnecke
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Schnecke die Schnecken
genitive einer der Schnecke der Schnecken
dative einer der Schnecke den Schnecken
accusative eine die Schnecke die Schnecken

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